Bangkok vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangkok	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$902	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2711	$1413
🏠 One person rent	$405	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$487
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$681
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	89	16
😀 Quality of life	75	42
🏙️ Population	5.68M	94.9K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 62% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 5960th and 8054th ($902 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Eswatini, respectively. Check Thailand vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 1087th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Mbabane

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	Bangkok	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$581	$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$855	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.8	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.6	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5297	$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2469	$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.71	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.38	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.76	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.8	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12289	$4606

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$716
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$677
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$594
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$665
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$653
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$614
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$619
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$571
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$614
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$539
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$587
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$702
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$605
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$500
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$642
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1233
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$554
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$569
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$815
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$710

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$447
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$978
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1084
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$739
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$746
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$866
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$741
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$755
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$783
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$889
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$908
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$776
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$637
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$875
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$751
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$780
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$845
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$701
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$682
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$535
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$511
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$719
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$656
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$631
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$605
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$511
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$633
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$603
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$554
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$689
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$550